diff --git a/jvm/src/test/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/TranslatorSpec.scala b/jvm/src/test/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/TranslatorSpec.scala
index 8db8d279a..353e36418 100644
--- a/jvm/src/test/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/TranslatorSpec.scala
+++ b/jvm/src/test/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/TranslatorSpec.scala
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ class TranslatorSpec extends AnyFunSpec {
         CSharpCompiler -> "new byte[] { 34, 0, 10, 64, 65, 66, 92 }",
         GoCompiler -> "[]uint8{34, 0, 10, 64, 65, 66, 92}",
         JavaCompiler -> "new byte[] { 34, 0, 10, 64, 65, 66, 92 }",
-        JavaScriptCompiler -> "[34, 0, 10, 64, 65, 66, 92]",
+        JavaScriptCompiler -> "new Uint8Array([34, 0, 10, 64, 65, 66, 92])",
         LuaCompiler -> "\"\\034\\000\\010\\064\\065\\066\\092\"",
         PerlCompiler -> "pack('C*', (34, 0, 10, 64, 65, 66, 92))",
         PHPCompiler -> "\"\\x22\\x00\\x0A\\x40\\x41\\x42\\x5C\"",
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ class TranslatorSpec extends AnyFunSpec {
         CSharpCompiler -> "new byte[] { 255, 0, 255 }",
         GoCompiler -> "[]uint8{255, 0, 255}",
         JavaCompiler -> "new byte[] { -1, 0, -1 }",
-        JavaScriptCompiler -> "[255, 0, 255]",
+        JavaScriptCompiler -> "new Uint8Array([255, 0, 255])",
         LuaCompiler -> "\"\\255\\000\\255\"",
         PerlCompiler -> "pack('C*', (255, 0, 255))",
         PHPCompiler -> "\"\\xFF\\x00\\xFF\"",
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ class TranslatorSpec extends AnyFunSpec {
         CSharpCompiler -> "new byte[] { 0, 1, 2 }.Length",
         GoCompiler -> "len([]uint8{0, 1, 2})",
         JavaCompiler -> "new byte[] { 0, 1, 2 }.length",
-        JavaScriptCompiler -> "[0, 1, 2].length",
+        JavaScriptCompiler -> "new Uint8Array([0, 1, 2]).length",
         LuaCompiler -> "#\"\\000\\001\\002\"",
         PerlCompiler -> "length(pack('C*', (0, 1, 2)))",
         PHPCompiler -> "strlen(\"\\x00\\x01\\x02\")",
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ class TranslatorSpec extends AnyFunSpec {
         CSharpCompiler -> "new byte[] {  }",
         GoCompiler -> "[]uint8{}",
         JavaCompiler -> "new byte[] {  }",
-        JavaScriptCompiler -> "[]",
+        JavaScriptCompiler -> "new Uint8Array([])",
         LuaCompiler -> "\"\"",
         PerlCompiler -> "pack('C*', ())",
         PHPCompiler -> "\"\"",
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/JavaScriptTranslator.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/JavaScriptTranslator.scala
index 867282002..d05440f8d 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/JavaScriptTranslator.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/JavaScriptTranslator.scala
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import io.kaitai.struct.format.{EnumSpec, Identifier}
 import io.kaitai.struct.languages.JavaScriptCompiler
 
 class JavaScriptTranslator(provider: TypeProvider, importList: ImportList) extends BaseTranslator(provider) {
+  override def doByteArrayLiteral(arr: Seq[Byte]): String =
+    s"new Uint8Array([${arr.map(_ & 0xff).mkString(", ")}])"
   override def doByteArrayNonLiteral(elts: Seq[Ast.expr]): String =
     s"new Uint8Array([${elts.map(translate).mkString(", ")}])"